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15 Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks

By Manuela Williams

Easy Ways to Organize Holiday Decorations.

When it comes time to put away your holiday décor, do you find yourself feeling stressed and overwhelmed? It isn’t nearly as fun putting it away as it is getting it out, is it? But there’s no need to buy fancy storage containers for your Christmas decor. Instead, give these thrifty Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks a try!

How to Organize Your Christmas Decorations on a Budget

  • Store items properly. By packing your holiday decorations properly, next year’s decorating will go quickly and smoothly.
  • Boxes and Cardboard. All the gifts you received came in boxes, so why not reuse some of them for storing the new Christmas decor you bought this year?
  •  Don’t become overwhelmed. Christmas and the New Year bring a lot of activities and chaos to our schedules, put your decorations away on your schedule.

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Organize your Christmas decor the frugal way with these handy tips! You’ll save money now, and you’ll save time next year when it’s time to put it all out again.

15 Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks

1. Save Egg Cartons

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Egg cartons offer easy Christmas storage and great cushioning for those fragile ornaments. Simply drop an ornament in each compartment and close the lid. This egg carton ornament storage hack from Ask Anna is a quick and easy way to keep those fragile decorations safe.

2. Christmas Lights On Cardboard

how to store christmas lights

This smart tip from The Country Chick Cottage uses something we all have- extra cardboard! Simply cut a notch out and wrap the lights around cardboard and this will keep strands of lights from tangling.

3. Use Plastic Cups

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There are so many smart Christmas decoration storage hacks out there! This one from Dollar Store Crafts has you glue cheap plastic cups to cardboard to hold your breakable Christmas ornaments safely.

4. Upcycle Old Stockings

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I don’t know anyone who burns their special Christmas candles (at least not in one season). So you need a way to store them safely. Use Good Housekeeping’s tip and use old stockings to cover your candles before you tuck them in a storage container.

5. Plastic Wrapped Christmas Tree

plastic wrapped christmas tree

If you use an artificial tree, rethink taking it apart to store it. If you have the room, simply Buy a roll of industrial plastic and wrap the entire tree starting at the bottom.  Then, place the plastic wrapped Christmas tree in a corner and pull it out next year already decorated. You will find complete instructions at Hometalk.

6. Use a Water Bottle

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Use plastic bottles to store Christmas garlands tangle free and ready to use next year. source – Tip Junkie

7. Utilize Hangers

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You can hang wreaths onto hangers for easy storage. You can also layer your holiday linens on hangers to keep them high, dry, and wrinkle-free. Light strands also do well when strung over hangers.  source – Good Housekeeping

8. Storage Box with Dividers

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Do you already have a perfectly good storage box with dividers? Just because it isn’t technically designed for Christmas decorations doesn’t mean you can’t use it for them! Check out how The Organized Housewife keeps her tinsel neat in an underbed storage box!

9. DIY Ornament Hanging Tub

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This is such a smart Christmas decoration storage hack that can keep all your ornaments together safely! Head on over to Craptastic to figure out how to make your own DIY ornament hanging tub!

10. Store Items By Room

Storing Christmas Decorations 6.1

Organize ornaments and decorations in clear totes by room with labels. Next year when you start decorating all the items will be in one place for easy access from Organize & Decorate Everything.

11. Christmas Ribbon Storage

Organizing Christmas Ribbon

Keeping ribbon tidy is a challenge, and storing it in small bins according to what you will need from year to year will make organizing effortless from The Turquoise Home.

12. Free Printable Labels

free Christmas storage labels

One of the best storage hacks is to keep everything labeled! Free printable Christmas labels can be found at The Soccer Mom.

13. Christmas Paper Storage.

Loose ends create havoc when trying to store Christmas paper.  Apply foam plumbing insulation around Christmas paper for hassle-free storage from A Blissful Nest.

14. Hanging Wreath Storage

Hanging wreath storage in an attic

I actually use this method of hanging wreath storage, and it works amazingly! You can find this idea at H2O Bungalow.

15. Ornament Storage

how to store christmas ornaments

Grab these cardboard ornament trays to keep your fragile ornaments safe and organized each year. See more Christmas storage ideas on this blog from The Country Chic Cottage.

Give these Christmas decoration storage hacks a try and next year you’ll be happy you did when you start to decorate for Christmas again!

What are your favorite tips for storing Christmas decorations?

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You might also be interested in How to Store Your Fake Christmas Tree

How to Store Your Fake Christmas Tree to Keep It in Great Condition

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Comments

  1. Mary Ann says

    December 19, 2014 at 5:39 am

    I will have to try the egg carton tip for some of the smaller ornaments!

    • Manuela Williams says

      December 19, 2014 at 8:37 am

      Also if you ever buy apples that come packaged 4 to a plastic container, those work well for ornaments too.

  2. Theresa H. Roach says

    December 19, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Awesome tips! Have a blessed day and week ahead, HUGS!

  3. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    December 20, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Love the ornament storage ideas. I will have to come up with something for those fragile ball ornaments. I am planning on going through all my decorations after Christmas so next year it will be easier to find things, plus I can whittle it down to those things I will actually use. I know there is stuff that I haven’t used since we moved here three years ago, and I think I can safely donate those things.

    Hope you are enjoying the holiday in your new home, Manuela! Merry Christmas!

  4. Leesha @ Living Contently says

    December 30, 2014 at 9:02 am

    Oh wow! I needed these ideas. We hate storing Christmas lights, so I’m definitely going to try that one. Thanks for sharing!

  5. Holly says

    December 30, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    What a great idea to store garlands in a bottle. I’ve never seen that before.

    • Anonymous says

      January 7, 2015 at 3:18 am

      I have so much that I have to use a 2L bottle. Hint for the end of the beads – use a bread twist tie, twist one end around end of beads and the other end of twist tie around neck of bottle for easy retrieval.

  6. Nicole Neverman says

    January 1, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Thank you so much for attending week 15 of #PureBlogLove and linking your fantastic blog post. Now this is exactly the type of thing we need to see at this time of the year. What great ideas!

  7. Heidy@The McCallumsShamrockPatch says

    January 1, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    HI thanks for joining us on #PureBlogLove– I was looking for follow links and could not find a few. Now following on Blog Lovin.

  8. Lou Lou Girls says

    January 3, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    Great ideas! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by our party. We love partying with you! I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

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